Hayom Yom 23 Cheshvan - The Tzemach Tzedek was placed under arrest twenty-two times
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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צְוֵויי אוּן צְוואַנצִיג מאָל האָט מעֶן אַרעֶרסטִירט דעֶם צֶמַח צֶדֶק
The Tzemach Tzedek was placed under [house] arrest twenty-two times
אוֹיף דעֶר אֲסִיפַת הָרַבָּנִים אִין פּעֶטעֶרבּוּרג, תר"ג
in the course of the Rabbinical Conference in Petersburg in 5603 (1843),
פאַר זַיין אַנטקעֶגעֶנשׁטעֶלעֶן זִיךְ דעֶר פאָדעֶרוּנג פוּן דעֶר מְלוּכָה
for firmly resisting the czarist government’s demand
וועֶגעֶן שִׁנּוּיִם בְּחִנּוּךְ וכו
for changes in the [traditional Jewish] educational system, and the like.
דעֶר מִינִיסטעֶר האָט אִים געֶפרעֶגט
The Minister protested
דאָס אִיז דאָךְ מְרִידָה בְּמַלְכוּת
that such a stance constituted a rebellion against the king.
דעֶר צֶמַח צֶדֶק האָט געֶעֶנטפעֶרט
The Tzemach Tzedek replied:
מוֹרֵד בְּמַלְכוּת אִיז חַיָּב מִיתָה בְּגוּף
“A person who rebels against a king becomes liable for physical death.
אָבּעֶר מוֹרֵד בְּמַלְכוּת שָׁמַיִם אִיז חַיָּב מִיתָה בְּנֶפֶשׁ
One who rebels against the Kingdom of Heaven is liable for spiritual death.
אִיז וואָס אִיז גרעֶסעֶר
Which is more serious?”
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English
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